Continuous-track-light attachment for automobiles.



Fm-E. PITNEY, JR. GOH'IIEUOUS TRMFK LIGHT ATTAGHMENT POE AUTOMOBILES.

APPLIGATIOH FILED JAN 11, 1909.

Patented June '1, 1909.

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J. M. PITNEY, JR. CONTINUOUS TRACK LIGHT ATTACHMENT FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 11. 1909.

923,295. Patented June 1,1909.

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WITNESS INVENTOR Q Allo /my H/J. z

NORRIS PETERS. lNC, Lmm WASMWGION D C JOHNM. PITNEY, JR... or LORAIN, onto.

CONTINUOUS-TRACK-LtGHT arraonmsnr iron auromonrtns" To all tailor/ti may concern: Beit known that T, J onx- M. PITNEY, J13,

' a citizen of the United States, residing at Lorain, in the county of Lorain and State ot-Ohio, have invented certain new and useful lm' 'irovements in Continuous-Track- Light Attachments for Automobiles; and I do hereby, declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,- such as will enable others skilled in the art' to which it appertains to make and use the I same, reference being had to the accompanymg drawings, and to 'th'e'characters of refer ence marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in attachments forautomobiles, consisting of: means for automatically controlling the movements of the lamps and causing the rays therefrom'to light the track to be traversed by the automobile.

The invention comprises various details of construction, combinations and arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described and then specifically defined inthe appended claims My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view showing the application of my invention to an automobile. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a portion of the frame to an automobile showing the manner of attachment of the apparatus. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail sectional view through the lamp support. Figs. 4 and 5 are detail views of the swivel turn table upon which the lamp is mounted, showing the adjustable connect-ions therewith. .Fig. 6 is a view showing a modified form of the apparatus as applied to the frame of an automobile, and

Fim 7 is an enlarged detail View of a portion of said modification. Fig. 8 is a slight modification of the means for operating the lamps.

Reference now beinghad .to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates the drop axle of an automobile upon which the angled stub shafts A are mounted and upon said stub axles the Wheels B are journaled. Projecting from each of said stub axles is an arm B connected by means of the wheel rocker rod D. Mounted upon the bars F of the automobile are the plates E being bolted or otherwise fastened to the frame of the automobile and supports for the turn tables F. Each of Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed January 11, 1909.

with threaded designated by letter K of the rod R is said plates form the Serial No. 471,703.

an annular groove E ball bearings held upon the plate passed through the turn table 1 and aunt- Patented June 1;]1909.

said plates E has a raised portion I with" formed in'the upper 1 surface thereof, forming'a racewa'y for the Said turn 't'a'ble F is E by means o f'a bo'lt E 'which is threaded to the plate Erantl E is mounted upon the lower threaded-end 5 of said bolt. The

turn tablet" is provided apertures 111' whichbracket-:

rods (r-engage. and set screws F 2 are niounted in threaded apertures and designed to! engage the threaded end of the bracket'rods ii G. The lamps, designated by letter'H; are mounted G in the usual manner. I

Asuitab'le lever of any desired shapefand the steering drive. as shown end of said lever is, pivotally connected a bar Nrwhich in turn is pivotally connected to an arm C fastened to or integral with one oi said stub shafts. To the other end of the lever K a rod 0 is pivot-ally connected and Q is a turn buckle in which the threaded end 0 of the rod 0 engages, and R is a rod having a threaded portion R engaging the other end "of said turn buckle and the forward end pivotally connected to an eye R which is integral with the interiorly threaded shell R Raid turn table F has an integral threaded screw h. adapted to engage the threads in the shell R to allow for adjustment longitudinally of the rod connected thereto. Projecting from said turn table is a second integral rod, designated byletter S, and S is a shell iuteriorly threaded and similar to the shell 1% described and adapted to engage the threaded projection An eye 8 is formed at the end of the shell 5 and is connected to a rod '1 having a hollow end interiorly vthreadiial as at T in which the adjustable thumb screw '1 engages. T is a rod similar to the rod T described and is pivotally connected to an eye .at the end of the shell '1 which in turn is fitted to a projection of a. threaded shell similar to the shell it upon the other lamp and the inner end of said rod T has a hollow threaded portion also engaging the screw T.

Referring to the modifications of .my invention in Fig. 6 will be seen av rod J which is connected to the lamps in thesame manner as before described and illustrated in :"7'0 upon pivot pins H. upon the rods. .I

is fixed to the arm of clearly inthe .75 side elevation of the drawingsyandto one rods J to cause the the detail Iigures of the drawings but the operating means consist 'in a rod J being fastened to one of the rods J by means of a T-connection J and fastened to the rocker rod I is an angled bar I having an elongated opening I therein through which the rod J passes and afiords' means for rocking the rod J and through the medium of the latter to move simultaneously with the movements of the wheel v and in the same direction.

- to and so adjustably arranged as to throw the rays from the lights, upon the tracks to be traversed by the wheels of the automobile.

.VVhat I claim to be new is:

1. In combination with the axle of an automobile; wheel carrying stub shafts pivoted thereto, rocker bar connections between said stub shafts, a steering bar connected to oneof said stub shafts, plates adapted to be secured to the frame of the automobile, turn tables swivelly mounted upon said plates, a lump secured to each turn table, said turn tables provided with integral screws, hollow threaded shells adjustably mounted upon said screws, connections between one of said shells and said steering bar, and adjustable connections between the turn tables, as set forth.

9. In combination with the axle of an automobile, wheel carrying stub shafts pivoted thereto, rocker bar connections between said stub shafts, a steering bar connected to one of said stub shafts, plates adapted to be secured to the frame of the automobile, turn tables sw'i'velly mounted upon said plates, 21' turn table, said turn lamp secured to each tables provided with integral screws, hollow threaded shells adjustably mounted upon said screws, connections between one of said shells and said steering bar, rods pivotally connected to the shells upon saidturn tables, the inner ends of said rods being hollow and threaded, and an adjustable thumb screw engaging the threads in the adjacent ends of said rods, asset forth.

- In'testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presenceof two witnesses. JOHN ALPITNEY, JR.

\Yitnesses I Li'runxcn H. Jon, CHARLES Booann. 

